Have you seen the den cams?
NABC (North American Bear Center) has 2 den cams on their website. It is fascinating and very educational to tune in and watch. One of the den cams is in…
Thanks for your support – what your donations do
We want to thank the many donors who help to make ABR successful in our mission to rescue and rehabilitate injured and orphaned bear cubs for release back into the…
Bears on the move into Texas
The population of black bears in Texas is growing. Sightings of bears in East Texas numbered only 5 in the 1980s, but recently more bears have been seen. The Texas…
ABR at WWW
Wilderness Wildlife Week, an annual event for outdoor aficionados and wildlife enthusiasts, was held from January 8th to 15th in Pigeon Forge TN. Appalachian Bear Rescue was well represented at…
Come and see us!
Wilderness Wildlife Week, an important event for wildlife watchers and outdoor enthusiasts, will take place in Pigeon Forge TN very soon. The event kicks off on Saturday January 8th and…
A Beary Special Gift for RA
A few days before Christmas, a special gift came to ABR. The gift was an underweight, two-year-old bear from Louisiana. Lisa, our curator said that Kris (Kringle) had arrived, not…
Something to be thankful for
It is always a cause for thanksgiving when one of our orphaned cubs can be released back into the wild, and on Thanksgiving Day we were happy that our Louisiana girl,…
School kids help bear cubs
During the months of October and November, several eastern Tennessee schools helped ABR by “Adopting-a-cub” and collecting acorns and money to feed our cubs. We appreciate the teachers and students…
Bear attacks in Japan
We were very surprised to read this article about bears in Japan, and the many problems that have occurred this year. It seems that habitat loss plays a big part in…
Stormy Weather Won’t Stop ABR
The last several days have been stormy at ABR. Weather, however, never stops Lisa from caring for the cubs. As Lisa said (in an email): I think things might be…